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Apple’s December quarter was a mixed bag. If you just read the numbers, revenue has never been so high thanks to continued growth in iPhone and iPad sales. But analysts expected more, and net profit is flat.
Who is to blame? Probably the iPhone 5c. It wasn’t the market share machine that everyone expected.
Selling more than 50 million iPhones in just three months is amazing… Read More

Apple just released its fiscal Q2 2013 earnings, and as always there’s plenty to dig into. In case you’re more of a visual learner (or just don’t have the time to read through multiple posts), take a peek at these charts to get a feel for how the folks in Cupertino did for themselves this time around. If you feel like learning a little more, clicking each of the charts will… Read More

There are plenty of nifty tidbits to sort through in Apple’s most recent earnings release, so here’s a little aid if you’re more of a visual learner than a text skimmer. We (by which I mean our graphics guy Bryce) have crafted a handful of charts to help you more easily sift through Apple’s quarterly accomplishments, and hey — if you feel like learning a little… Read More

January: We started the year at CES where it was clear that Samsung is the new Apple.
Late January brought the Crunchies, our annual awards fest where we gave Dropbox the nod for start-up of the year. We were also treated with the hip hop of Booby Hammer, son of the noted VC, Mr. MC Hammer. Seriously. Read More

In-browser web design app, Easel, has just launched. The WYSIWYG web design tool aims to make web design and development easier for teams who want to quickly get their ideas online without having to hire a designer.
Easel founders Ben Ogle and Matt Colyer first met while working as engineers at Adroll, and have been working on the Y-Combinator-backed design tool for about four months. Read More